Community Clay Date at Mercury Project with Meechi Ceramics reviewing art of Susan Michael Sorensen. This beginner-friendly clay sculpting class will explore feelings of “the dark and the light” by using black and white clay body. Class is on Sunday, March 22, 3-5pm and includes a short artist talk with the current exhibiting artist. Class is $50, registration required beforehand at www.meechiceramics.com/classes

UN/DOCUMENTED is a series of portrait paintings depicting immigrant day workers in San Antonio, created through collaborative and consent-based sittings. The exhibition uses portraiture to challenge invisibility and affirm dignity beyond legal status.

Email: andreirenteria@gmail.com

The Beacon at Midtown Gallery & Studios is excited to be participating in this year’s On/Off Fredericksburg Rd Saturday, March 21 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Sunday, March 22 from Noon to 5:00 PM.

Contact Ron at beaconatmidtown@gmail.com for more information.

VIVA OBLIQUE (dance party)‍ ‍

Uplift Gallery is the home studio to Albert and Caroline Gonzalezs, two revered artists pushing for community amongst artists in our region. They put on a series of regular Art Collecting Mixers to help many artists find their own community for their pieces.

In conjunction with CAM (contemporary art month) we have put together a lovely curated event featuring some of the finest forward thinking artists in our region.

This event will feature a full on live visual mapping display by Diego Chavez. Diego is a locally celebrated visual and audio creative who has been featured in multiple galleries and exhibitions that highlight his expertise. In addition, Eric Acuna will be displaying a special collection of his creations to highlight the space for optimal engagement during the CAM event. We are stoked to add these featured creators to this event to help dial in the vibe.

The dance portion of this event will be highlighted by DJ Shani of the Groove Temple. Shani is no stranger to our city and to the world of dance music. As a former Gramaphone Record employee she is versed in the ways of House Music and has taken that experience to the airwaves in Austin, Texas for many years. Joining her to open the evening will be the Sprout Collective, featuring Just Joe, Mike C. & Kinn. This group of local musicians, producers and djs puts on various dance music events around town and has been a part of the local art community since 2005.

This is a dance party, so be sure to dress for the OBLIQUE idea we are presenting. We want to see how funky and fun all of our guests can be for this special moment.

On site we will offer a few beverages from 512 Brewing Company, some coffee courtesy of Press Coffee and some donated smart drinks for those who chose not to partake in any alcoholic or stimulated beverages. Be ready to get funky with us....its going to be a fun CAM event!

Email: jdj000123@hotmail.com

The Beacon at Midtown Gallery & Studios is excited to be participating in this year’s On/Off Fredericksburg Rd Saturday, March 21 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Sunday, March 22 from Noon to 5:00 PM.

Contact Ron at beaconatmidtown@gmail.com for more information.

Join us Friday, March 20th at Cherrity Bar for an evening celebrating ART.

An official Contemporary Art Month event with our friends Art Collecting Mixer featuring DJ Mike C Perez and 15 + local artisans for our outdoor market.

We will kick off a Group Exhibition featuring Shelby Criswell, Ursual Zavala and Janice Nepzaly.

Thank you Highwheel Beer - Dorćol Distilling & Brewing Company for all of your continued support.

Cyberpunk Carpa: Terminally Online is an exhibit of papier-mâché sculptures by SAY Sí students tackling the seldom-talked about topic of digital platforms and toxic business models out to get us.

This event IS A POP-UP AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION than usual SAY Sí programming! Please join us at 1126 N St Mary's St (corner of Brooklyn) 6:00–9:00pm for the opening.

Email: stevan@saysi.org

Velvet La Vamp Studios in The Upstairs Studios at Blue Star Arts Complex is “Embodiments” A Solo Exhibition by Sol Macias.

Sol is a multi disciplinary artist living and learning in San Antonio. Embodiments is the first body of work in which Sol explores through graphite drawings how we take in life experiences through our internal value systems and how we express what has been filtered through back into the world.

Join us to celebrate Women’s History Month & Contemporary Art Month!

Closing Reception & Artist Talk: Third Thursday, March 19th 7pm - 9pm.

Email: velvetlavamp@gmail.com

One Enchanted Evening At the Old Wong Grocery: The general puble is invited, with free admission, to an Open House & Art Exhibit at the historic Wong Grocery Company Building, 1502 South Flores Street, 6 to 10 pm, Thursday March 19th, 2026, For One Beautiful Night Only!

Come view the working basement studios of Wong Resident Painters: Brent Widen, Zoe Parsons, Mauro de la Tierra & Vincent Resendez.

Also on view will be the Wong Collection, which includes the following artists: Alejandro Diaz, Chuck Ramirez, Thomas Glassford, Vincent Valdez, Franco Mondini, Jesse Amado, James Cobb, Jacinto Guevara, Bryson Brooks, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Guy Hundere, Ruth Buentello, David Fuller, Robert Tatum, Rooster, Brent Widen, Sabine Zenker Widen, Mark Widen of Blessed Memory, George & Kate Roth (Chicago).

Reception & Refreshments served in the parking lot at the Eastern side of the building. All three floors of the historic Wong Grocery will be open to the public, many diverse spaces with Art Galore.

Email: bwiden@gmail.com

Juliana Huff De Leon presents “the wild grace of Glenda a legacy of petals & plumage March 17th from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM at Cappy’s Restaurant. On view through April 26, 2026.

2026 CAM Student Film Festival

Contemporary Art Month (CAM) is excited to continue our student film festival in 2026, providing an opportunity for young artists to show their work. The goal of this film project is to support the talents of young artists in our community.

CAM Student Film Festival – Program 2026

Meadow Melody– Alizah Barbee, Alana Lombardi, Oluwatosin Omilakin – 3:10 Medina Valley High School

Someone is Watching – Kamilah Johnson – 4:42 Empowered Youth Content Creators Program (EYCCP)

Illusions of Truth– Yonalley Comeger – 4:25 Empowered Youth Content Creators Program (EYCCP)

Smoothies – Sawyer Beach – 4:36 Saint Mary’s Hall

How May I Help You?– Holden Aguayo-Pardo, Emmanuel Thomas Jr. – 3:47 Empowered Youth Content Creators Program (EYCCP)

San Antone– Tobias Golando – 4:49 Northeast School of Art’s

Bad Luck Touch – Martial Lozano – 6:20Empowered Youth Content Creators Program (EYCCP)

Old Friends – Miles Avery – 3:00 Saint Mary’s Hall

Suzy Stardust – Coen Evans – 6:34 Northeast School of Art’s

Only the Strong – Nyla Johnson – 5:10 Empowered Youth Content Creators Program (EYCCP)

POM – Charlie Martin – 4:21 Saint Mary’s Hall

RESIST – Joah Powell – 4:43 Empowered Youth Content Creators Program (EYCCP)

To Touch and to Feel – Cole McGown – 5:44 Samuel V. Champion High School

Don't Be Fishy – Isis Salisbury, H'lei Curry – 4:26 Empowered Youth Content Creators Program (EYCCP)

The IV Maledictions – Joshua Najera – 8:54 Northeast School of Art’s

The Room Writes Back– Evelyn Word – 7:56 SAY Sí

Indecisive Choices – Kevin Nunez – 5:20 Empowered Youth Content Creators Program (EYCCP)

Drop In – Grey Jackson – 7:12 SAY Sí

SMART project space introduces new abstract works by nine local artists. Curated by Allysha Farmer & Mark Anthony Martinez, the show “ABSTRACT AWARENESS” highlights the intuitive studio practices of abstraction through sculpture and painting.

Featuring works by: John Mattson, Larry Graeber, Maria Gould, Manola Ramirez, Maria Ramirez, Maya Sokovic, Nancy Casanova, Sarah Rangel & Sulo Bee

Opening this Second Saturday: 7-10pm March 14, 2026.

Open Hours: 2-5pm Saturday March 21, 2026.

Closing Reception: 6-9pm Saturday March 28, 2026

Email: markmartinez.mfa@gmail.com

“THE GOOD FIGHT” where all art sold will be given to help a family overcoming immigration status, this show will focus on the positives actions that have come forth through community, love, support, compassion for others, and the all around love that we shine to one another. Together we can make a change and together we can overcome anything that is brought forth.

This event is free & open to the public. Opens March 14th from 7-10pm, inside of 1906 at The Golden Rose gallery & studio.

Email: thegoldenrosesatx@gmail.com

Contemporary Art Month (CAM) Presents

The Things We Carry,

the 2026 CAM Perennial Exhibition

The exhibition will take place at five artist-run spaces across San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO, TX (March 3, 2026) — Contemporary Art Month San Antonio presents The Things We Carry, curated by CAM Board Members Casie Lomeli and Leslie Moody Castro. Over a series of conversations between two curators and eight artists, scattered across seven cities, we discovered a group of people thinking deeply about the physical, emotional, and metaphysical forces that they carry through their lives and into their work. 

This is also a milestone exhibition, marking the 40th year of CAM. The month-long celebration of contemporary art began in June 1986 alongside Contemporary at Blue Star's inaugural exhibition. In 2003, CAM became an independent project, and in 2012, CAM introduced the "Perennial" Exhibition, inviting a curator from outside San Antonio to work with the city's contemporary artists. Across its 40-year history, CAM has been organized by countless artists, curators, and supporters. It has held exhibitions in institutions across the city and worked with curators from around the world. The 2026 Perennial is not just a reflection of its exhibiting artists, but a testament to the grit and passion of San Antonio's art community, the same community that has carried this organization forward for four decades.

The Things We Carry embodies this through its very structure, placing artists from around Texas and the Southwest in artist-run spaces across San Antonio. It is a celebration of the act of sharing, of making space for difficult truths, and the resilience required to carry them. The eight exhibiting artists, Brenda Melgoza Ciardiello (Fort Worth), Daniela Oliver de Portillo (San Antonio), Eva Gabriella Flynn (Las Cruces, NM), Jesselyn Gordon (San Antonio), Yuliya Lanina (Austin), Tina Linville (Waco), Matt Rebholz (Austin), and Adrienne Simmons (Houston) are examining archives and histories, geographies and materiality, realities and fictions. What they carry—memories, traumas, places both real and imagined—becomes the material from which this exhibition is built.

CAM 2026 Perennial Exhibition Schedule & Venues

The Things We Carry
All Artists at Un Grito Gallery
Opening Reception | Thursday, March 5, 7 - 10PM & Friday, March 6, 7PM - 10PM
On View | March 5 - 18, 2026

The Things We Carry: Adelante
Eva Gabriella Flynn & Adrienne Simmons at Sala Diaz
Opening Reception | Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 6PM - 9PM
On View | March 7 - May 8, 2026

The Things We Carry: Un Destino, una Vida
Daniela Oliver de Portillo & Brenda Melgoza Ciardiello at Casa Pink
Opening Reception | Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 9AM - 3PM
On View | March 14 - May 30, 2026

The Things We Carry: We’ve Known Each Other for Centuries
Yuliya Lanina & Matt Rebholz at Rojo Gallery
Opening Reception | Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 7PM - 10PM
On View | March 14 – April 11, 2026

The Things We Carry: The Absence of Everything
Jesselyn Gordon & Tina Linville at Outrider Gallery
Opening Reception | March 28, 2026 from 6PM - 9PM
On View | March 28 – May 1, 2026

Centered on the question, What separates my reality from yours?, this body of work explores the deeply personal nature of perception. Through atmospheric compositions, Mauthe examines how reality shifts from person to person, how emotion and memory alter what we believe.

Flirting between real life and daydream, Mauthe’s photographs explore the psychology of experience and confront the fragile boundary between what is real and what is merely perceived. Mauthe’s work creates a visual dialogue, asking viewers to consider how their own interior worlds shape what they see. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

https://www.instagram.com/enzminger.studio/

Email: annenzminger@gmail.com

Ruby City presents a two-hour immersive, interdisciplinary evening presented in celebration of Contemporary Art Month, with live creative coding and projections by Diego Chavez, a featured performance choreographed by Violeta De Leon Davila, and music by DJ Jevonchi. Guests are invited to bring folding chairs or picnic blankets and enjoy an evening under the stars. This event is free and open to all. Registration is requested but not required.

Email: amireles@rubycity.org

Thrd Space Studio presents Stories in Blue, a group exhibition curated by studio artists DezaRey Perez and Hannah Niño Harris. The exhibition explores storytelling through the traditional and contemporary approaches of the cyanotype printing process. The works on view reflect both intimate and collective stories, emphasizing cyanotype not only as a technique, but as a storytelling process. Using varied approaches, artists presented visual stories drawn from memory, place, identity, history, and lived experience.

Opening Reception: Second Saturday, March 14th 7:00 PM  to 10:00 PM.

Closing Reception: Saturday March 28th 7600 PM  to 9:00 PM.

This event is free & open to the public. Thrd Space Studio is located inside 1906 South Flores Street, San Antonio, TX 78204.

About Thrd Space Studio: Thrd Space Studio is an artist run studio and gallery located inside the 1906 Gallery arts complex. Founded by artists Hannah Nino Harris and DezaRey Perez, the space is rooted in the idea of a “third space” for the artists and the community. Through exhibitions, Second Saturday Art Walks, and artist residencies, Thrd Space Studio highlights local talent and supports emerging contemporary artists.

https://www.instagram.com/thrd_space_satx Email: thrdspacestudio@gmail.com 

What is the Shape of an Albatross: an open studio with Mark Anthony Martinez.

Through a new series of works, Mark Anthony Martinez explores the metaphor of having “an albatross around one’s neck.” Martinez interrogates symbols that may have once held a sense of pride or protection — ultimately sour into shame, guilt, violence and other burdensome obstacles that haunt country and self.

Opening Reception: 7-10pm March 14, 2026 at Interloper Gallery.

Open Hours: 2-5pm March 21, 2026.

Closing Reception: 6-9pm March 28, 2026.

Email: markmartinez.mfa@gmail.com

“Into a Clearing” 

Featuring Susan Michael Sorensen and Introducing David Neil Palmer

Two artists. Two approaches. One contemplative experience. 

Into a Clearing presents an immersive body of work that charts Susan Michael Sorensen’s personal transformation from grief to hope. Through layered forms and symbolic thresholds, the work traces an emotional passage through loss, disorientation, and suffering on a path to openness and healing.

Inspired by Kazimir Malevich’s Black Square and the color theories of Josef Albers, David Neil Palmer’s work offers a meditative investigation of shape, color, and spatial balance. Floating chromatic fields and geometric forms evoke a quiet pursuit of tranquility, structure, and visual harmony.

About the artists

Susan Michael Sorensen is a San Antonio–based artist and a member of the creative collective at Mercury Project. Her practice explores emotion, beauty, and narrative through personally-informed work. @thesquidinkystudio

David Neil Palmer is a British-born, San Antonio–based artist whose work engages minimalism, multimedia practices, and color theory.

About Mercury Project: Mercury Project is a multifunctional creative space housing all forms of art and design. Mercury Project is a shared studio and gallery based in the South of San Antonio, Texas. Established by Antonia Richardson in 2014, Mercury Project is a staple in the city’s thriving contemporary art community.

This exhibition is presented in alliance with San Antonio’s annual Contemporary Art Month in March. Viewings by Appointment through March 28, 2026 with a Second Saturday and closing dates. Contact Susan Michael Sorensen at (210) 663-5020.

          March 14 open gallery 6pm - 9pm (Second Saturday)

Botánica
 and exhibition featuring more than 200 paintings honoring the humble Nopal.

In celebration of Contemporary Arts Month, Douglas Galloway opens his studio doors and welcomes you in. Explore over 200 original paintings, each paying tribute to the simple yet striking presence of the nopal, an enduring symbol of resilience, culture, and natural beauty.

Studio doors open Second Saturday, March 14th at 6 PM.
 Wine a reception to follow.

Enjoy an intimate evening with the opportunity to meet the artist, learn about his creative process, and experience the work within the space where it was created. Come celebrate art, community, and the beauty found in the everyday at 103 Lone Star Blvd, SATX.

Email: douglas@douglasgallowaystudio.com

"Armas de Mujeres" a Group Exhibition

Please join us for this free event on March 14 at NoMas Arte Studio for a group show featuring over 30+ artists, vendors, performers, music and food! From 6pm-10pm, we'll have a celebration of women's many strengths, hardships, and perseverance.

Thank you San Antonio for making this possible for not just me but for my community. My passion is to bring artists together to create a sense of belonging no matter the experience. Please share with all your friends. Featured artists to be announced soon on instagram

Email: raisamelendez@hotmail.com

Jazz Poets of San Antonio 

OPEN MIC | Read Your Words To Improv Music

March 14, 2026 | 2pm - 5pm | Doors open at 1:30 PM

MARCH 14, 2026 Centro San Antonio ‘Art Everywhere Project’ presents The Glorious Diary of Herstory -Woods/Rosario/Felix Panel Talk. Moderated by Kathy Armstrong.

Link:  EVENTBRITE REGISTRATION

Sponsored by Centro San Antonio 'Art Everywhere Project' and Planned Parenthood South Texas. These events are free and open to the public.

THE GLORIOUS DIARY OF HERSTORY PANEL TALK

2PM: The Glorious Diary of Herstory Panel Talk brings together artists Bria Woods, Sonya Rosario, and Barbara Felix for a conversation about parallel practices in documenting women’s voices. Moderated by Kathy Armstrong, the discussion will explore how movement, portraiture, video, and interview function as acts of listening and testimony. Together, the artists will reflect on collaboration, process, and the responsibility of witnessing women’s lived experiences through contemporary visual storytelling.

4PM: Barbara Felix presents A Glorious Movement — Bodies in Joy, Voices Rising,  a multidisciplinary collaboration that brings together the reflections of Felix’s muses embodied by Jennifer Jones, Tanesha Payne and Erika Casasola in a four-part journey of vulnerability, empowerment, and collective joy. The interactive performance weaves movement, voice, framed by the evocative poetry of Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson, and undertones of music composed by Shelly Lares with the ethereal vocals of Aralyn Solei. The experience unfolds as a ritual of hope and unity at a time when women need it most.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR: 

Kathy Armstrong is a leader in the arts and women’s health nonprofit sectors, contributing to the cultural and civic life of San Antonio. She served more than five years as Executive Director of Luminaria, producing the Contemporary Arts Festival and overseeing its artist grant program, significantly expanding the organization’s capacity. Previously, she was Director of Exhibitions at the Southwest School of Art for 17 years, curating programs with national and regional artists. Armstrong has also held leadership roles with SAY Sí, Artpace San Antonio, and University Health, and remains active in feminist advocacy and community engagement.

ABOUT THE PERFORMERS

Andrea 'Vocab' Sanderson is the fifth Poet Laureate Emeritus of the City of San Antonio (2020–2023). Blending spoken word, hip hop, and R&B, she delivers dynamic performances locally and internationally, including Abu Dhabi. She serves as Arts Education Coordinator at the Carver Community Cultural Center, leading creative writing and performance workshops. Her honors include the 2024 Literary Excellence Award from Gemini Ink, Best Local Poet (2024, 2023, 2021) by the San Antonio Current, and Best Literary Advocate (2020) by San Antonio Magazine. She has opened for Nikki Giovanni, Dr. Cornel West, and Phylicia Rashad. Her books include She Lives In Music (FlowerSong Press, 2020) and The Seasoned Woman.

Tanesha Payne (she/they) is a movement artist who performs, creates, educates, and passionately advocates for dance. She holds an MFA in Choreography from Jacksonville University and a BFA in Dance Studies from Texas State University. Founder of sumRset Movement, a contemporary dance company in San Antonio, TX, Tanesha merges academic insight with personal experience to make dance accessible while upholding its integrity. She fosters inclusive spaces and connections within her community that transcend boundaries. Her commitment to arts integration sparks curiosity and understanding across all walks of life. IG: @tanesha_payne1

Jennifer Edmonds-Jones extensive career in the arts can be attributed to her tireless quest for knowledge and self-discovery. Her consummate passion and reverence for the arts coupled with a fervent commitment to the San Antonio community led her to the founding of Bridges: Creating Artistic Community in 2016. Bridges is an arts service organization that partners with artists, organizations, and community leaders on new and developing projects to artistically serve the community. Performer, choreographer, director, educator, administrator, film, video, theater, outreach, and advocate are a few  hashtags that describe Jennifer’s career. Her greatest career highlight is her life role as a wife and mother of her 2 daughters.IG: @j1squests

Erika Casasola has served as a curandera and energy shifter for over two decades, guiding spiritual journeys of healing and transformation. Her artistic practice emerged as self-taught expression of her connection to ethereal realms. Through intuitive brushwork, dancing and deep understanding of energy dynamics, she crafts artwork transcending physical boundaries. Each movement and art piece serves as visual manifestation of her healing work, inviting viewers to explore their inner landscapes and embrace self-discovery. Erika's art bridges ancient wisdom with contemporary expression, creating portals for transformation and spiritual awakening. IG: @erikacasasola

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

The Glorious Diary of Herstory brings together three artists—Bria Woods, Sonya Rosario, and Barbara Felix—whose practices intersect through listening, witnessing, and honoring women’s lived experiences. Through movement, conversation, and presence, this exhibition documents stories often shared in intimate spaces and embodied gestures rather than written pages.

Across video, interview, and painting, the artists create forms of visual testimony—capturing women as they speak, sit, remember, and move. Rosario’s mother’s sofa becomes a site of revelation, where conversation unfolds across shifting locations and contexts. Through photographic portraiture shaped by storytelling, Woods brings visibility to women whose everyday lives shape the community. Felix weaves women’s voices gathered through individual interviews into painted movement, allowing dance to carry memory, joy, and lived experience. For all three artists, recorded voices preserve personal histories that ripple outward into collective memory.

Rather than offering a singular narrative, the exhibition unfolds as a living diary—one shaped by many voices, many bodies, and many ways of telling. Together, these works affirm storytelling as an act of care, resistance, and celebration, honoring the dignity, complexity, and glory of women’s herstory.

Join us for a FREE family friendly event with rescue rabbits, kid’s crafts and activities.

10% of all profits from food + drink purchases will benefit local charities!

Happy Hops | Saturday March 14th | 12PM - 3:30 PM | Family Friendly | Rescue Rabbits

Hosted by Cherrity Bar.

Dogsbody is Dead: Do Your Thighs Feel Heavy? By Rebecca Marino

Opening Saturday March 14th | 9:00AM—3:00 PM

Run of Show: March 14-May 2, 2026

Contemporary Art Month (CAM) Presents

The Things We Carry,

the 2026 CAM Perennial Exhibition

The exhibition will take place at five artist-run spaces across San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO, TX (March 3, 2026) — Contemporary Art Month San Antonio presents The Things We Carry, curated by CAM Board Members Casie Lomeli and Leslie Moody Castro. Over a series of conversations between two curators and eight artists, scattered across seven cities, we discovered a group of people thinking deeply about the physical, emotional, and metaphysical forces that they carry through their lives and into their work. 

This is also a milestone exhibition, marking the 40th year of CAM. The month-long celebration of contemporary art began in June 1986 alongside Contemporary at Blue Star's inaugural exhibition. In 2003, CAM became an independent project, and in 2012, CAM introduced the "Perennial" Exhibition, inviting a curator from outside San Antonio to work with the city's contemporary artists. Across its 40-year history, CAM has been organized by countless artists, curators, and supporters. It has held exhibitions in institutions across the city and worked with curators from around the world. The 2026 Perennial is not just a reflection of its exhibiting artists, but a testament to the grit and passion of San Antonio's art community, the same community that has carried this organization forward for four decades.

The Things We Carry embodies this through its very structure, placing artists from around Texas and the Southwest in artist-run spaces across San Antonio. It is a celebration of the act of sharing, of making space for difficult truths, and the resilience required to carry them. The eight exhibiting artists, Brenda Melgoza Ciardiello (Fort Worth), Daniela Oliver de Portillo (San Antonio), Eva Gabriella Flynn (Las Cruces, NM), Jesselyn Gordon (San Antonio), Yuliya Lanina (Austin), Tina Linville (Waco), Matt Rebholz (Austin), and Adrienne Simmons (Houston) are examining archives and histories, geographies and materiality, realities and fictions. What they carry—memories, traumas, places both real and imagined—becomes the material from which this exhibition is built.

CAM 2026 Perennial Exhibition Schedule & Venues

The Things We Carry
All Artists at Un Grito Gallery
Opening Reception | Thursday, March 5, 7 - 10PM & Friday, March 6, 7PM - 10PM
On View | March 5 - 18, 2026

The Things We Carry: Adelante
Eva Gabriella Flynn & Adrienne Simmons at Sala Diaz
Opening Reception | Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 6PM - 9PM
On View | March 7 - May 8, 2026

The Things We Carry: Un Destino, una Vida
Daniela Oliver de Portillo & Brenda Melgoza Ciardiello at Casa Pink
Opening Reception | Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 9AM - 3PM
On View | March 14 - May 30, 2026

The Things We Carry: We’ve Known Each Other for Centuries
Yuliya Lanina & Matt Rebholz at Rojo Gallery
Opening Reception | Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 7PM - 10PM
On View | March 14 – April 11, 2026

The Things We Carry: The Absence of Everything
Jesselyn Gordon & Tina Linville at Outrider Gallery
Opening Reception | March 28, 2026 from 6PM - 9PM
On View | March 28 – May 1, 2026

Space C7 is proud to present, “Another Sweet Group Show,” featuring work by some of our favorite San Antonio artists along with surprises from the gallery vault (Jad Fair, Daniel Johnston and more). The show will be on view from February 20 until March 21st with a celebratory party on Friday, March 13, 2026 from 7-10pm. On view will be some new work by some of San Antonio’s most celebrated artists. Come meet the artists and see for yourself some of the great work being made today in our beautiful city!

Space C7 is located at 2450 Roosevelt Ave. and is open to visitors from Monday-Saturday from 1-6pm or by appointment. Call (806) 392-1915 for more info or to set up an appointment.

Featuring work by: Franklin Ackerley Olivia Cruz Ian Eskander Jad Fair Audrya Flores Cody Freeman Mattie Hernandez Justin Parr Robyn O’Neil Ed Saavedra Jackie Salgado Blanquita Sullivan Kate Terrell +surprises

Email: jeffrey_wheeler@hotmail.com

Join us for the 30th anniversary of the McNay Print Fair, the sole event of its kind in Texas and the only one in the American Southwest. For 30 years, the McNay Print Fair has introduced thousands of San Antonio collectors to fine art printmaking and welcomes new collectors to explore and learn more about modern and contemporary prints. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a print raffle on Sunday, March 8.

The 2026 McNay Print Fair promises to be our best so far. Taking place on March 7-8, the Fair will feature 14 dealers from around the United States, who will bring thousands of prints, drawings, photographs, and editioned sculptures to this two-day event.

The weekend is an exciting opportunity for San Antonio residents and regional visitors to visit the McNay Art Museum and take part in this annual tradition.

Saturday, March 7 │ 10 AM – 5 PM
Sunday, March 8 │ 12 PM – 5 PM

Saturday: Free for McNay members, included in Museum admission for non-members.
Sunday: Free general admission. Follow the link here to register.

Contemporary Art Month (CAM) Presents

The Things We Carry,

the 2026 CAM Perennial Exhibition

The exhibition will take place at five artist-run spaces across San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO, TX (March 3, 2026) — Contemporary Art Month San Antonio presents The Things We Carry, curated by CAM Board Members Casie Lomeli and Leslie Moody Castro. Over a series of conversations between two curators and eight artists, scattered across seven cities, we discovered a group of people thinking deeply about the physical, emotional, and metaphysical forces that they carry through their lives and into their work. 

This is also a milestone exhibition, marking the 40th year of CAM. The month-long celebration of contemporary art began in June 1986 alongside Contemporary at Blue Star's inaugural exhibition. In 2003, CAM became an independent project, and in 2012, CAM introduced the "Perennial" Exhibition, inviting a curator from outside San Antonio to work with the city's contemporary artists. Across its 40-year history, CAM has been organized by countless artists, curators, and supporters. It has held exhibitions in institutions across the city and worked with curators from around the world. The 2026 Perennial is not just a reflection of its exhibiting artists, but a testament to the grit and passion of San Antonio's art community, the same community that has carried this organization forward for four decades.

The Things We Carry embodies this through its very structure, placing artists from around Texas and the Southwest in artist-run spaces across San Antonio. It is a celebration of the act of sharing, of making space for difficult truths, and the resilience required to carry them. The eight exhibiting artists, Brenda Melgoza Ciardiello (Fort Worth), Daniela Oliver de Portillo (San Antonio), Eva Gabriella Flynn (Las Cruces, NM), Jesselyn Gordon (San Antonio), Yuliya Lanina (Austin), Tina Linville (Waco), Matt Rebholz (Austin), and Adrienne Simmons (Houston) are examining archives and histories, geographies and materiality, realities and fictions. What they carry—memories, traumas, places both real and imagined—becomes the material from which this exhibition is built.

CAM 2026 Perennial Exhibition Schedule & Venues

The Things We Carry
All Artists at Un Grito Gallery
Opening Reception | Thursday, March 5, 7 - 10PM & Friday, March 6, 7PM - 10PM
On View | March 5 - 18, 2026

The Things We Carry: Adelante
Eva Gabriella Flynn & Adrienne Simmons at Sala Diaz
Opening Reception | Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 6PM - 9PM
On View | March 7 - May 8, 2026

The Things We Carry: Un Destino, una Vida
Daniela Oliver de Portillo & Brenda Melgoza Ciardiello at Casa Pink
Opening Reception | Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 9AM - 3PM
On View | March 14 - May 30, 2026

The Things We Carry: We’ve Known Each Other for Centuries
Yuliya Lanina & Matt Rebholz at Rojo Gallery
Opening Reception | Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 7PM - 10PM
On View | March 14 – April 11, 2026

The Things We Carry: The Absence of Everything
Jesselyn Gordon & Tina Linville at Outrider Gallery
Opening Reception | March 28, 2026 from 6PM - 9PM
On View | March 28 – May 1, 2026

Kristina Salinas presents a visual exploration of the space-both real and symbolic-between herself and her Mexican roots. Tracing her paternal lineage, Salinas journeys from San Antonio through Laredo to her ancestral home in Candela, Coahuila, collecting images that reflect her cultural identity. The exhibition title plays on "cognitive dissonance," highlighting the tension between her life as a contemporary artist and the traditions of her family. Through this work, Salinas invites viewers to consider what is lost and gained across generations, honoring the risks and complexities of immigrant heritage.

Maid possible through the generous support of Daphne Art foundation residency, Luminaria grant, published essay in Tragaluz, traveling for research.

On view through April 4, 2026.

Email:ks@kristinasalinasart.com